New Greyboard Products

Hi everyone, 

I hope you are keeping well.

It is a difficult month for my Mum and our family , 

so I just wanted to send her a big hug 

Bless her, she reads my blog and used to read it with my Dad..

So I know you will all join me in sending her a 

Big Group Hug.

Today I have a lovely project to share with you.

I have used some of our new Greyboard products.

These will be on the Lavinia website tomorrow. 

I have used some of the metallic gilding polish to colour the Greyboard. 

I couldn’t resist creating a tag.

I used one of the Lavinia watercolour tags.

Added some ink.

Some water.

As you know I adore making backgrounds this way 

Some pastel pencil

Added my embellishments.

A sentiment sticker and white posca for the finishing details.

Here is a closer look 

I just love this…

Hope you do too…

Better get on, so much still to do.

Grandma duties today too.

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Coffee Break Crafts

Hi everyone 

I hope your day is going well. 

It is time for another little catch up video 

Jo’s coffee break crafts today 

has a masculine twist to it.

So , it is time to put the kettle on, 

And join me here 

https://youtu.be/1C5KY-1jmz0

I do hope you enjoy it. 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Fun with Outline Stencilling

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in today.

I do hope your day is going well. 

I have another little video to share with you. 

Today we are going to have some fun with 

Outline Stencilling 

You can fine the video here 

https://youtu.be/LM8jRcTJKPk

This really is so much fun…

and we all need more fun in our lives…

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxxx

Monday catch up.

Hi everyone, 

I hope you are well and that you had a lovely weekend.

Did you enjoy the Coronation ? 

It was fabulous, wasn’t it ? 

Our online workshop went really well and I am so chuffed to tell you that we raised £660 

For our Charity.

Honestly I am so thrilled and I must thank all the ladies who joined in. 

Today I have another video to share with you

Today we are going to create a festive November page for our Calendar.

https://youtu.be/CdGLvpf6Lww

I do hope you enjoy it.

This would make a fabulous Christmas card too…

Let’s get Christmas sorted early this year.

Much love and hugs from me 

Catch up again tomorrow 

Jo xxx

Together Trust Charity Workshop

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in 

It is always so lovely to have your company. 

Hope you enjoy the Coronation weekend, and have some exciting plans. 

Our May workshop is tonight 

6pm…just so that we can all enjoy the Coronation weekend. 

We are going to look at ways of creating atmosphere in designs. 

Different products that can be used .

Misty Morning 

All the money raised is going to Charity. 

Every year I teach a workshop for Charity. 

This May I have a special Birthday , also on my Birthday it will be 12months since 

my Dad sadly passed away. 

So it seemed fitting to have May as my Charity Workshop. 

May Class….with all the money being donated to Together Trust

https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/

As many of you will know our younger son Mikey suffered for many years with complex Epilepsy and at one point we were told that he would spend his life on permanent disability. So myself and Karl tried to find ways to help Mikey and eventually he started going to various local groups and eventually had some work experience at a local Gusto restaurant. He started off clearing the tables, and loved it so much he carried on going after his work experience had finished. He was offered a job and worked as a waiter, then behind the bar, in the development kitchen and then as a manager. He is now head of training for Gusto uk…and we are so proud of how hard he works. He still has seizures but we all have strategies in place to help. 

   Recently he has been working with the Together Trust, on his days off…

He has spent time in school with some of the children and even been showing them all about jobs in hospitality. He has told them his story…and because of this I have chosen the Together Trust as my Charity for this year.

All the money from our May Class will be donated to them and I am working on creating some art work for them to sell. 

   I just wanted to tell you Mikeys story , thanks so much for listening. 

I truly value your friendship and all your support…some of you ladies have been by my side for years, and have seen the struggle that we went through trying to get help for Mikey…I’m so glad that we found some. Now it is time to give something back…

Have a wonderful weekend all 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Coffee time with a Royal Theme

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in , 

I do hope your week is going well. 

I have a little coffee break card to share with you 

This one has a royal twist to it. 

This design could be adapted for so many occasions. 

I do hope you can pop the kettle on 

and join me here 

https://youtu.be/SmjCtx3gCuo

Have a wonderful Coronation weekend.

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx

Technique Tuesday with a Triptych Design

Hi everyone, 

Thanks so much for popping in today. 

I do hope your day is going well…

Gentle hugs if you need them 

As it is Tuesday (although I have been thinking it is Monday all day !!! ) 

I have our 

Technique Tuesday video to share with you. 

Today we are going to be creating a Triptych 

Such a fun design, 

With lots of possibilities,

You can find the video 

Here 

https://youtu.be/5CSyLqgyRtI

I hope you enjoy it.

 

Much love and hugs 

Jo xxx